Innovation key as star continues to rise for Réalta TechnologiesDigital consultancy, solutions, and services company Réalta Technologies continues to rise, as it targets global growth from its Cork base. Global expansion is key to the company’s strategy, following the establishment of Réalta Technologies LLC in the US in 2024, which started trading in 2025. Eibhlin and Michael Keohane of Keohane Readymix. Keohane Readymix has expanded from four to six quarries across Cork - at Ballygurteen, Innishannon, Clonakilty, Dunmanway, Kilmichael, and Rosscarbery. Mr Sweetnam said: “We’re delighted to be selected as a finalist in the Cork Chamber SME Company of the Year Awards 2026.

The dental scheme which provides care for the country's medical card holders is "in a state of crisis", and its decline will only worsen without meaningful reforms, the Oireachtas health committee will be told today. “The DTSS, which provides care for medical card holders, is in a state of crisis,” his opening statement reads. We welcome the opening of the new RCSI dental school, which will provide a welcome increase in our graduate capacity. "We also have concerns as to the plans for the Cork dental school, considering the failure to commence building a new dental school which was due to be completed in 2023. "School screening is vital to ensuring children can access preventative care, which dramatically reduces the need for future interventions.

Riders star Marcus Gilbert passed away aged 67 on Sunday following a three-year battle with throat cancer. During the course of his life, the star tragically lost his first wife Homaa to pancreatic cancer in 2020, when she was just 60 years old. Prior to his fame, there was tragedy in Marcus' life from the beginning after his dad George and his grandparents all passed away on the same night when he was just 12 years old. Homaa died after undergoing an operation to remove pancreatic cancer, leading to complications and a five-week stay in an Intensive Therapy Unit. During their time as a couple, Marcus also said goodbye to his beloved dog Delilah in November 2024.

Peter Boardman and Joe TaskerThey were among Britain's most courageous mountaineers, united by an ambition to scale the planet's loftiest and most perilous summits. Yet for Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker, their quest ended in tragedy on Mount Everest when they disappeared into the death zone, never to return alive. Moutaineers Alan Rouse, Peter Boardman, Chris Bonnington and Joe TaskerThe duo had weathered near-disasters previously. Alan Rouse, Peter Boardman, Chris Bonington and Joe TaskerBoardman and Tasker's disappearance wasn't disclosed straight away. The expedition comprised just four principal climbers and two support climbers, a decision Bonington later conceded was hazardous.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin says he worries 'we are in a similar situation to what pre-dated the second World War when the League of Nations’ authority was eroded'. File photograph: Brian Lawless/PA WireThe world will not have a second chance like it did after the second World War should a major geopolitical conflict arise, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned. “There is a problem at the top in terms of the authority and credibility of the international rules-based order,” he said. “I worry we are in a similar situation to what pre-dated the second World War when the League of Nations’ authority was eroded. “The world got a chance after the second World War.

Portuguese media tear into Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool as international row breaks outPremier League giants Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool have been met with criticismView 3 Images Cristiano Ronaldo paved the way for many others to make the move from Portugal to England (Image: Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)A Portuguese media outlet has criticised Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool for the failure of several recent Premier League signings from Portugal. ‌The pair’s success at Chelsea and United, respectively, cultivated a new level of interest in both players and coaches plying their trade in the Iberian nation. ‌While many have succeeded, it’s fair to say there have also been those who have failed to light up the Premier League, especially in more recent years. His star striker at Sporting was Gyokeres, who scored the most goals last year in Europe and completed his own headline-grabbing £64million transfer to Arsenal last summer. Time will tell whether the Gunners star will leave the Premier League before realising his potential like the aforementioned duo, though patience is already wearing thin and team-mates Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus are ready to take his position back.

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The Government’s version of the Occupied Territories Bill looks set to exclude a ban on services. However, it does not reference a ban on services. However, the Government has repeatedly said it is more complicated to ban services. This will include equality minister Norma Foley advancing legislation to ban conversion practices. Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill will examine plans to allow pharmacists to prescribe contraception under the free contraception scheme.

‌Carrick's return to the dugout is set to see United return to, what would be deemed, a more conventional style that lends itself to more of the players at Old Trafford. Darren Fletcher turns down first-team Manchester United role under Michael Carrick READ MORE :As with any change in the dugout certain players win, others lose out. View 4 Images Chuba Akpom was one of Michael Carrick's biggest success stories as a manager (Image: PA)‌The big winner here could well be Bruno Fernandes. Carrick's most impressive exploits came immediately after he was hired by Middlesbrough, United will hope for the same. Man Utd possible line-up: Lammens, Dorgu, Martinez, Maguire, Dalot; Mainoo, Casemiro; Cunha, Fernandes, Mbuemo; SeskoJoin our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.

Corkman Aaron Drinan found himself at the centre of a bizarre eligibility row that could see his Swindon Town side kicked out of the Vertu Cup. High-flying Swindon beat Luton Town on Tuesday to reach the quarter-final but Drinan’s introduction as a substitute caused controversy as their top scorer wasn’t listed on the teamsheet. The games was stopped for eight minutes, during which the referee discussed the matter with the two managers, Ian Holloway of Swindon and Luton’s Jack Wilshere. We’re either going to play or we’re not going to play and I wanted to play, I wanted to carry on playing. “But when it’s on a Ipad and not shown to us, how can I say that’s my team?

Last year was globally the third warmest year on record, scientists confirmed, as human activity drives the “unmistakable trend” towards a hotter climate. That weakened in 2025 — revealing a clearer picture of underlying, human-driven warming, he said. “Sharp and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions would slow, and eventually stop, further human-caused changes in the world’s climate,” he said. Unmistakable trendThe scientists from Copernicus also said the past 11 years were the warmest on record. Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said: “The fact that the last 11 years were the warmest on record provides further evidence of the unmistakable trend towards a hotter climate.

She met her fiancé just over a year ago and I worry she’s settling for him because of his moneyMy very close friend just announced her engagement. She met her fiancé just over a year ago and I was very surprised that she was interested in him. He’s really wealthy – like she wouldn’t have to work again wealthy – but he is so dull and her not her type at all, intellectually or physically. They don’t have anything in common.

A publican’s story of addiction and recovery, with Michael DroneyHe’s the face behind some of Cork’s most popular bars, but for many years, Michael Droney lived a half-life of alcohol and drug addiction. The owner of Crawford & Co, Aye, and Osho, as well as the late lamented Rosie Maddison’s, is now hosting an exhibition in one of his spaces to chart his journey to sobriety, as reported by Liz Dunphy in the Irish Examiner. Michael Droney is the guest on today’s episode of The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast. To listen, find The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Michael’s story on Instagram at @addicted_beautiful.

Abbey Clancy has revealed she was rushed to hospital and put on drip after breaking a nail during a family holiday. The model, 40, jetted off to Dubai to celebrate New Year with her husband Peter Crouch and their four children. However the holiday took a nasty turn when a freak accident saw Abbey break her nail and end up in hospital. Abbey Clancy has revealed she was rushed to hospital and put on drip after breaking a nail during a family holidayThe model, 40, jetted off to Dubai to celebrate New Year with her husband Peter Crouch and their four children (Pictured)'We'd been out for a lovely meal. The passenger shared a clip of the lost bag to TikTok with the caption: 'POV: Peter Crouch leaves Abbey’s birthday present on the Tube.'

The Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald have clashed over salary increases for the heads of semi-state bodies at the first Leaders’ Questions of 2026. Micheál Martin pointed out salaries for the chiefs of semi-state bodies are set by an independent body. She said it has also been reported that a pay increase has been sought for the RTÉ Director General, to bring their salary close to €300,000. “No big pay hike for them, no. “Wages will increase by about 5.5% if you take 2% plus inflation, you’re looking at real income growth.